Standing morality on its head

David Frum
National Post
27 November '10

Vancouver is about as far as you can get from the Middle East without bumping into penguins.

Yet this month, students at the University of British Columbia are getting a little taste of Hamas thuggery right on their own campus.

All UBC students pay a small fee to support student activities. One of the groups receiving the money has proposed donating $700 to a new Gaza flotilla: an attempt to deliver aid directly to Hamas (widely recognized as a terrorist group), bypassing Israeli inspections.

The UBC student group that oversees student funds did the responsible thing, and put a temporary stop to the Hamas donation, pending a vote by the full student council.

The pro-Hamas students have reacted with a campaign of abuse and intimidation against the student who made the responsible decision, UBC Alma Mater Society president Bijan Ahmadian. Ahmadian tweeted on Thursday: “Shaken from the physical intimidation by the SPHR President at my office today. Had to call security to remove him.” SPHR is the acronym for “Solidarity with Palestinian Human Rights, a UBC student group.

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